University Alliance respond to OfS strategy consultation for 2025-2030
University Alliance have submitted their response to the Office for Students strategy consultation for the years 2025 – 2030.
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Apprentices of the Alliance
Read more of: Apprentices of the AllianceAlliance universities are some of the foremost providers of degree apprenticeships, with apprentices studying everything from Nursing, to Quantity Surveying, to Automotive Engineering all the way to Digital Design. This National Apprenticeships Week we’re showcasing some inspiring degree apprentices from across our membership, highlighting how their courses have shaped their learning and future careers. Abigail, […]
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University Alliance’s submission to the Spending Review
Read more of: University Alliance’s submission to the Spending ReviewUniversity Alliance has made its submission to the Treasury ahead of this year’s Spending Review. The submission highlights how professional and technical universities are critical to delivering the government’s decade of renewal, and focuses on three of the government’s missions: kickstarting economic growth, building an NHS fit for the future and breaking down the barriers […]
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New report on the barriers to expanding healthcare degree apprenticeships
Read more of: New report on the barriers to expanding healthcare degree apprenticeshipsUniversity Alliance (UA) and the University of Derby have jointly published a comprehensive report that explores the current enablers of and barriers to delivering healthcare apprenticeships.
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Barriers must be removed for degree apprenticeships to meet NHS workforce targets, new report says
Read more of: Barriers must be removed for degree apprenticeships to meet NHS workforce targets, new report saysA new report has identified several significant barriers to the expansion of degree apprenticeship routes to deliver the workforce targets as set out in the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan. To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, University Alliance (UA) and the University of Derby has today (Monday 10 February) published a comprehensive report that explores the […]
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The Future of Work Starts Here: Studio KT1’s Innovation Journey
Read more of: The Future of Work Starts Here: Studio KT1’s Innovation JourneyWhat started as a small university-funded initiative in 2019 has now delivered over 120 projects and collaborated with industry giants like BBC, Unilever, Matt Collishaw, Canary Wharf, Wates and Mozilla. Studio KT1 was meant to last three years, but it thrived during a global pandemic, launched an award-winning pop-up, and became a profitable, student-powered creative […]
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Six reasons why Level 7 apprenticeship funding should be protected
Read more of: Six reasons why Level 7 apprenticeship funding should be protectedIn December 2024, University Alliance worked with partners across a broad range of sectors to coordinate a letter to the chancellor, calling on her to protect apprenticeship levy funding for Level 7 apprenticeships – the most advanced level of apprenticeship. This was a response to the government indicating that they plan to prevent employers from […]
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Professor John Latham CBE named as non-executive board member in government department
Read more of: Professor John Latham CBE named as non-executive board member in government departmentProfessor John Latham CBE, a board member at University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University is set to advise the government on business and trade. Professor Latham has been named as a non-executive board member at the Department for Business and Trade. Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance said: “We are incredibly proud that Professor […]
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A look back on 2024
Read more of: A look back on 2024“As the end of another busy year approaches, the time is right to take stock and reflect on the last 12 months. A lot has changed: this time last December, we had a different government, different tuition and maintenance loan levels and a slightly different set of challenges. Whilst the challenges we face have evolved […]
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University Alliance responds in support of #ProtectStudentChoice to government decisions in level 3 ‘rapid review’
Read more of: University Alliance responds in support of #ProtectStudentChoice to government decisions in level 3 ‘rapid review’Following the results of the government’s ‘rapid review’ of level 3 qualifications, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “The Protect Student Choice campaign have again succeeded in championing the importance of BTECs: 13 of the AGQs they identified as essential have been saved from defunding in the rapid review of level 3 qualifications. We are […]
